Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 3: Valenciennes – Dunkerque (173.8k)

[Devil's Elbow]

ASO are going to have to reinstate an intermediate sprint classification or something similar if they want to break the trend towards no breaks on week 1 flat stages being the norm.

 

[RedheadDane]

If you're bored, just remember that there's race over in Italy as well:
Around 12 Ks to go, two riders with around 2 minutes.

Live on Max.

 

[Danskebjerge]

All the talk about the wind ... It's rare that the wind actually has a significant impact, and today we see that it makes a stage less interesting, not more.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Here we go.

C'est parti.

 

[Samamba]

Here we go.

C'est parti.

They are fake attacking basically laughing at everyone who watches this

 

[Devil's Elbow]

All the talk about the wind ... It's rare that the wind actually has a significant impact, and today we see that it makes a stage less interesting, not more.

POV: you don't understand wind direction.

 

[RobertCrawley]

They are fake attacking basically laughing at everyone who watches this

Well.

 

[noob]

Procession stage lol

 

[RobertCrawley]

Why do fans insist that these world class athletes eat smoke from their flares?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

All the talk about the wind ... It's rare that the wind actually has a significant impact, and today we see that it makes a stage less interesting, not more.

Man, it‘s been two days since the last echelons. I know the wind in Denmark is annoying, but this is crazy.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Phil Liggett: Oh no! The rider with the most difficult name to pronounce is in the break.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Procession stage lol

I think something might be on the verge of happening... or maybe not.

 

[noob]

Yeah Joao will have to do the giro vuelta next year.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Jayco's turn for mechanicals today?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Looks like an awesome road to ride. I wonder if cycling these French roads is safe from cars.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Yeah Joao will have to do the giro vuelta next year.

Interesting short interview there by João Almeida for Eurosport.

Clearly he has no shot at the Tour while Pogacar is in UAE, which makes perfect sense.
He's pointing at competing for a GT win in the near future.

I believe that as long as he's in UAE, he will be asked to support Pogacar in the Tour and at most compete for the Giro or the Vuelta, never both.
Honestly if he wants to be the man he's just going to have to change team.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vande Velde assuring the winds are just hellacious, and Liggett said despite the current gray skies it's sunny in Dunkerque.

 

[moljoh]

Wellens after trolling with the fake attack now ordering 2 pints from the team car

 

[AmRacer]

Are you bored yet?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Are you bored yet?

One of those stages where you can half watch and get a little work done.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

This stage has the potential to be really bad.
Rain
Headwind
No break

I believe the stage will be slow which increases the possibility of crashes (more riders unfocused).

Pity Campenaerts isn't free to do his own thing

 

[Red Rick]

ASO are going to have to reinstate an intermediate sprint classification or something similar if they want to break the trend towards no breaks on week 1 flat stages being the norm.

Ditch the young riders classification and make it an intermediate sprint or inter giro classification.

 

[moljoh]

Are you bored yet?

Gladiator's meme would fit here with "ARE YOU NOT BORED YET?!" but I don't know how to make those memes

 

[CyclistAbi]

Beautiful GT day, absolutely nothing is happening.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

One of those stages where you can half watch and get a little work done.

Vande Velde just said everybody's bored, even the riders. At least he's honest.